07/23/2026
π¬ "QuickBooks worked. Until we opened the third store."
That's from a Director of Operations of a consumer products distributor. 9 years on QuickBooks, all in order. Until they grew.
Third store + e-commerce = chaos:
β’ Out-of-sync inventory
β’ Online orders selling what wasn't there
β’ Consolidated reporting impossible
β’ Monthly close went from 7 to 14 days
NetSuite cost more at first. But they recovered the investment in 11 months from:
β’ Sales no longer lost to inventory issues
β’ Finance team that stopped pulling all-nighters